Patents by Inventor Garrett Kernozicky

Garrett Kernozicky has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12163897
    Abstract: An article of manufacture may include a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: commanding, via the processor, a first scan of a bladed rotor; generating, via the processor, a three-dimensional model based on a first set of data received from a first scanner; comparing, via the processor, the three-dimensional model to an acceptable three-dimensional model of the bladed rotor; determining, via the processor, areas of interest based on the comparison; and commanding, via the processor, a contact probe to perform a non-destructive inspection on the areas of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: RTX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nigel David Sawyers-Abbott, Ron I. Prihar, Garrett Kernozicky, Zhong Ouyang
  • Patent number: 12135209
    Abstract: An inspection device is disclosed herein. In various embodiments, the inspection system device comprises: a support structure; a motor, a shaft operably coupled to the motor, the shaft extending from a first side of the support structure to a second side of the support structure, the shaft configured to couple to a bladed rotor; and a scanner moveably coupled to the support structure, the scanner configured to generate a three-dimensional model for the bladed rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: RTX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Derek J. Michaels, Garrett Kernozicky
  • Patent number: 8122601
    Abstract: A method of correcting a twist angle of a gas turbine engine blade includes measuring an existing twist angle of the blade, applying a first angular load to a first end of the blade; and measuring a repaired twist angle of the blade. The first angular load applied to the first end of the blade is based on an empirical correlation between a plurality of angular loads necessary to produce a plurality of twist angle correction values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Garrett Kernozicky, Ephraim C. Davis, Thomas P. Cap, Paul Balko
  • Patent number: 7970555
    Abstract: A method of developing a repair process for a gas turbine engine component deformed during engine operation includes determining peak stress locations in a model of the component, applying loads to sample components based on the model to produce geometrical correction values in the samples, generating data from the samples including the loads applied and the geometrical correction values produced, destructively analyzing the samples at the peak stress locations for structural imperfections, and correlating the loads applied to the geometrical correction values produced to determine allowable loads necessary to produce target geometrical correction values in a used component substantially free of structural imperfections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Garrett Kernozicky, Ephraim C. Davis, Thomas P. Cap
  • Publication number: 20090255115
    Abstract: A method of developing a repair process for a gas turbine engine component deformed during engine operation includes determining peak stress locations in a model of the component, applying loads to sample components based on the model to produce geometrical correction values in the samples, generating data from the samples including the loads applied and the geometrical correction values produced, destructively analyzing the samples at the peak stress locations for structural imperfections, and correlating the loads applied to the geometrical correction values produced to determine allowable loads necessary to produce target geometrical correction values in a used component substantially free of structural imperfections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Garrett Kernozicky, Ephraim C. Davis, Thomas P. Cap
  • Publication number: 20090255114
    Abstract: A method of correcting a twist angle of a gas turbine engine blade includes measuring an existing twist angle of the blade, applying a first angular load to a first end of the blade; and measuring a repaired twist angle of the blade. The first angular load applied to the first end of the blade is based on an empirical correlation between a plurality of angular loads necessary to produce a plurality of twist angle correction values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Garrett Kernozicky, Ephraim C. Davis, Thomas P. Cap, Paul Balko